Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 3 March 1993.
Michael Martin
Chair, Administration Committee
12:00,
3 March 1993
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has yet received the health board's recommendations regarding the future of Stobhill hospital.
Mr Allan Stewart
, East Renfrewshire
The Greater Glasgow health board has yet to conclude its review of acute and maternity services. Stobhill hospital features as part of that review. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State looks forward to receiving the health board's recommendations in due course.
Michael Martin
Chair, Administration Committee
Will the Minister tell the health board and its new chairman that Stobhill is an excellent facility at the north end of the city? It serves not only my Constituency but many other constituencies in Glagow—and, indeed, Strathkelvin and further afield as far as Kilsyth and Torrance. To lose the facility will mean a lot of harm to the health of many thousands of people. I hope that the Minister will take on board the fact that we have a first-class team in Stobhill from the doctors down to the domestics. I hope that the hospital has a good future.
Mr Allan Stewart
, East Renfrewshire
I appreciate what the hon. Gentleman says. The review to which I referred is about putting patients first and providing patients with important services. I give the hon. Gentleman the assurance that, once the recommendations of the board are with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State or the Minister of State, they will be happy to meet him to discuss the matter in detail.
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